Vale of York 10. report by Phillip Elliott-Dick With a new 10 mile road race on the doorsteps of York, 41 harriers took part in what was described as a flat and fast route, which actually turned out to be a more undulating route, but yet with fully closed roads and a field of 750+, made for a good course and race. First 3 harriers home (Phillip Elliott-Dick, 4th and 2nd M40, David Smithers, 7th and Jason Higgens 12th) meant we took the male team prize. John Oliver took the 1st M60 and … [Read more...]
Weekend Round Up 9-10th April
13 April 2016 by ·
-Yorkshire Half Marathon. (Sheffield). 32nd...Lynsay Toulson (3rd M40)...1:20:29 631st...Laura Hallett...1:38:31 783rd...Stefan Durkin...1:37:47 1350...Adrian Turner...1:46:49 3877...Sandra Harman...2:07:17 ================================== -Greater Manchester Marathon. 1061st...Nick Griffin...3:18:20 4095th...Madeleine Foot...3:57:58 5499th...Chris Bell...4:16:36 6374...Jenny Baker...4:29;19 7795...Charlotte … [Read more...]
Weekend Round up 12-13 March – Black Combe, Retford Half & more…….
16 March 2016 by ·
-Black Combe Fell Race. - Report by Tom Ratcliffe. Black combe - The words don’t inspire too many positive connotations. It makes you think of murky British weather, rain, drizzle, fog (clag), disorientation, big hills, tough fell running. I pondered this definition in Giles’ car as we left the gorgeous sunshine which the rest of the UK was bathing in and arrived in the far South Western area of the Lake District to drizzle and thick fog. Black combe fell lies in an area of the UK, just … [Read more...]
Weekend Round Up 27-28 Feb , National Cross Country Championships & more…
29 February 2016 by ·
English National Cross Country Championships - Donington Park. report by Giles Hawking. The biggest event of the weekend for club athletes was the Cross Country National Championships. For most seasoned amateur athletes this race sits at the pinnacle of the races available to them. This is the the race where you get to compete with the best of the best from across England , to find out where you and YOUR club truly rank in the country . It occurs only once a year , there … [Read more...]